Multiple brush fires break out near Rosman

Firefighters are battling two brush fires near Rosman that are merging together and cover 15 to 20 acres, Rob Townley, N.C. Forest Service public information officer, said at 2 p.m. today.

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Firefighters battled several brush fires near Rosman Friday, and about 40 acres of state and federal forest land had burned by 6 p.m.

The N.C. Forest Service was initially called out about 11 a.m. to U.S. Highway 64, where the fires threatened two homes, said Rob Townley, N.C. Forest Service public information officer. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze and save the structures.

Two more fires broke out near Woodruff Road and onto federal forest land, Townley said. There were no structures in the way of the blaze.

Two fires merged and grew to cover about 40 acres by about 6 p.m., Townley said.

The N.C. Forest Service is working with the U.S. Forest Service and local fire departments. A command center has been set up at Victory Baptist Church.

More than 40 firefighters, two aircrafts and two bulldozers have been used to fight the flames, WSPA News Channel 7 reported.

“We don’t really have a cause yet to what started the fires. Every fire, for us, is suspicious,” Townley told WSPA.

Officials will investigate each fire separately, but they won’t be able to do so until the flames are completely out, WSPA reported.

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